THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
Lucknow, Feb 5: The budget for the Uttar Pradesh assembly’s financial year 2024–25 was presented by the state’s Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna on Monday.
Khanna announced that the Destitute Women Pension Scheme will now provide eligible recipients with a monthly payment of Rs 1,000, up from the previous amount of Rs 500.
Until the third quarter of 2023–2024, he stated, up to 31,28,000 impoverished women have benefited from the scheme.
The minister announced the aim of creating 200 producer groups in the fiscal year 2024-2025 under the Women Farmer Empowerment Project, with a focus on providing technical support.
The state’s budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 amounted to Rs 6.90 lakh crore, incorporating new initiatives valued at Rs 32,721 crore.